Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17317773 | Method for Manufacturing Engine Poppet Valve | May 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17132564 | Dynamic Reversible Multi-Cross Section Universal Modular Driveline Coupler | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17128022 | RING HOLDING FIXTURE AND ACCESSORY SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17254240 | CONNECTING ELEMENT AND COMPONENT CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | December 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17058154 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PISTON AND PISTON | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16953136 | Method for detecting connecting elements, in particular friction drilling screws, in mechanical joining and forming processes in which an error event in the process was identified | November 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16951822 | ROTARY CONNECTION FOR A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056482 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOLLOW VALVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17080462 | SHOT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SHOT TREATMENT METHOD | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17024786 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975832 | RAILWAY VEHICLE, COUPLER, AND COUPLER BODY THEREOF | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969585 | THIN-WALLED HOLLOW WHEELS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TOOTHING, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16969344 | Mutual-lapping device for improving gear machining accuracy and the mutual-lapping method thereof | August 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967347 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EDGE STRIP FOR A SEAT COVER | August 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16963345 | PROJECTION MATERIAL AND BLASTING METHOD | July 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16963452 | SHOT PROCESSING APPARATUS | July 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16771577 | A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AT LEAST TWO PREFORMS FOR MOULDING A WIND TURBINE BLADE | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16770116 | INSERT AND BLANK FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE ROOT | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16892381 | Volume-Distributed Multi-Blade Wind Turbine Design | June 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16769350 | AUTOMATED TIGHTENING OF BOLTS | June 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16874850 | SHOT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SHOT TREATMENT METHOD | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16762977 | SHOT PROCESSING DEVICE AND SHOT PROCESSING METHOD | May 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16761506 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURE | May 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16866087 | Ergonomic Riveting Tool System | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16756611 | A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPRISING A ROOT END STRUCTURE WITH AN ADAPTIVE POSITIONING OF THE PULTRUDED ELEMENT | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16849016 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PRESS CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT, PRESS CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CLAMPING CONNECTION AS WELL AS THE CLAMPING CONNECTION ITSELF AND THE USE THEREOF | April 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16834349 | WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16834314 | SPAR CAP FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SPAR CAP FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | March 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16834600 | METHOD OF FORMING A 3D-VAPOR CHAMBER | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16644421 | SEPARATOR FOR RIVET ELEMENTS AND RIVET CASSETTE | March 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16793950 | GAS TURBINE ROTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16791847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING DOUBLE-DECK VEHICLE BODY | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16783815 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-DECORATION AND/OR MULTICOLOURED HOROLOGICAL COMPONENT HAVING A CERAMIC STRUCTURE | February 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16781621 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING EYEWEAR AND PROVIDING DOWNSTREAM INFORMATION TRANSFER | February 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16775334 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROLLING BEARING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MACHINE | January 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16634770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16626856 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TURBOMACHINE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16625524 | OSCILLATING DEVICE, SUPERFINISHING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BEARING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MACHINE | December 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16625292 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOLLOW CHAMBER VALVES | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16624513 | SHOT TREATMENT DEVICE | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624161 | FASTENING TOOL | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714883 | AIR CYLINDER DRIVEN MOBILE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT UNIT | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622911 | Device for compensating joining motions | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16713926 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING NON-PNEUMATIC WHEELS | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619235 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURE | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16699929 | PRECISION OPTICAL ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | December 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696113 | HOLLOW ENGINE VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16693880 | THERMAL TREATMENT AND SHOT PEENING METHOD FOR WHEEL | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16684383 | Tubing with Hydrophobic Surface | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16676731 | AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING METHOD | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16606407 | Method and Apparatus for Attaching Rib Wires of a Wire Wrap Screen | October 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16590114 | Flexible Manufacturing System for Aircraft Structures | October 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16579130 | CUTTING EDGE ASSEMBLY FOR A WORK TOOL ASSOCIATED WITH A MACHINE | September 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16495492 | SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESSING DEVICE | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16564165 | REINFORCED PRESS BASE, PISTON CAVITY SLEEVE, AND METHOD OF REINFORCING A PRESS BASE | September 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16564572 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER | September 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16548277 | ENGINE RAIL PRESSURE SYSTEM | August 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16546631 | HEAT SHIELD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16482117 | PART MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND PART MANUFACTURING METHOD | July 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16520934 | HOT FORMING OF COOLING GALLERIES IN STEEL PISTONS | July 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16512405 | TOOL-TRANSITION-FREE MACHINING METHOD AND CLAMP FOR WHEEL OUTER RIM | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16471326 | SHOT PEENING VALVE CONTROLLER | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16442373 | SHAFT ASSEMBLY | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16441448 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A REAR SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT REAR SECTION | June 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16439193 | TENSION FED FASTENER INSTALLATION TOOL AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | June 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16436991 | Twin Clamp and Method for Simultaneously Clamping Two Elongate Profile Segments | June 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16431358 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR LOCATING VECTORS | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16428248 | PROFILED PROTECTIVE TAPE FOR ROTOR BLADES OF WIND TURBINE GENERATORS | May 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16419790 | TWO PIECE PUMP ROD | May 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16410073 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL SEPARATOR | May 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16405051 | HEAT SINKS USING MEMORY SHAPING MATERIALS | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16389100 | FORGED FRAME HANDCUFFS | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16340715 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PILLOWS | April 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16365679 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHOWER NOZZLE | March 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16365049 | METHOD OF MAKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY | March 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16363433 | COMPOSITE COOKWARE HANDLE | March 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16361211 | ADAPTERS FOR CONNECTING A SEPARATED-OUTLET FLUID CARTRIDGE TO A SINGLE-INLET MIXER, AND RELATED METHODS | March 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16334245 | STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE | March 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16354703 | GREASE SEALING METHOD AND SEALING DEVICE FOR BALL BEARING AND BALL BEARING PRODUCED USING SAID SEALING METHOD | March 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16299978 | FIXTURE FOR BONDING PURPOSES AND METHOD FOR BONDING USING THE FIXTURE | March 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16293005 | HYDRAULIC EXTRUSION TOOL WITH INTEGRATED INDUCTION DEVICE | March 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16279355 | TURBOMACHINE MODIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | February 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16278979 | Method of Making Packaging Container For Bulk Solids | February 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16275100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID CAVITATION PROCESSING A PART | February 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16273558 | FASTENER WITH LUBRICATING RING FOR INTERFERENCE FITTING, AND ASSEMBLY METHOD USING SUCH A FASTENER | February 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16245787 | Cast Components and Manufacture and Use Methods | January 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16316388 | TIMEPIECE RATE ADJUSTMENT METHOD | January 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16230206 | REFRIGERATOR | December 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16218359 | IMPACT-COMPENSATING BUCKING BAR | December 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16210662 | DUAL-STAGE, MIXED GAS/FLUID SHOCK STRUT SERVICING | December 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16307420 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONSTRUCTED CAMSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | December 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16207766 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRUM OF AN AXIAL PISTON MACHINE | December 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16203789 | HOT FORMING OF COOLING GALLERIES IN STEEL PISTONS | November 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16188636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ONE OR MORE COOLING HOLES IN AN AIRFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | November 2018 | February 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16172060 | CAGE NUT FASTENER AND METHODS FOR TOOL-LESS INSTALLATION OF SAME | October 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16095510 | Production Plant And Production Method | October 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16165381 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING HELICAL INSERT TANG | October 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16152635 | ASSEMBLY STATION FOR VEHICLE BODY DOOR ASSEMBLY | October 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16148589 | GRADIENT SINTERED METAL PREFORM | October 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16145296 | REPAIRING CRACKS IN GAS TURBINES USING TORQUE SCREWS | September 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WALTERS, RYAN J.
With a 11.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 37.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner WALTERS, RYAN J works in Art Unit 3726 and has examined 694 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner WALTERS, RYAN J's allowance rate of 73.1% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WALTERS, RYAN J receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WALTERS, RYAN J is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WALTERS, RYAN J. This interview benefit is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 84% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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